Children Postcards & Child Post Cards

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"1097. - PETITS ENFANTS de BRETAGNE / Un gros secret" sharing a big secret, post card sent TCV 1909 from France. $4.75

"1 -- Alger - Mendiantes Mauresques / Louis Ledoux, editeur, Alger" showing small female beggar children, unused postcard in monochromatic green, World War I era, even light browning of paper on back, good edges, trivial wear at 2 corners. $35.00 ac

"213. -- BREST. -- Le cours Dajot" showing the promenade of the French children, postcard with green back. $7.00 fc

27 MAI 1938 TCV treatment with 5-lepta Greek stamp on a comic postcard (women & children chasing a man), no message or address on back. noticeable corner & edge wear, back paper toned & browning with age. $5.00 gc-g

"3453 CUPID OUT CANOEING" embossed art showing 5 Indian children, teepees on the background shore; 1904 Tammen copyright, unused postcard, exceptionally fresh for its age. $12.50 ic

"4378. 5" post card showing two girls and a boy with a doll in a wicker baby carriage, caption from back, writing on back, toned back. $5.00

"43 CONTREXÉVILLE. -- Le Jeu de Croquet. -- LL." with several players, mostly children; circa 1920 carte postale with green back, unused, album marks at the corners, reduced along left front edge due to poor separation from booklet. As is. $2.50 f(c)c NEW / NY / NOVO

"4909 / 10" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card of boy playing violin with many small chicks and eggs in foreground, fresh appearance. shown. $7.50 Another from this series, similar condition. $7.50

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"7464 LES ENFANTS DE M. ET Mmme. P. E. Friant" signed Friant art showing 5 children, sepia-tone postcard on yellowish paper, unused, corner crease misses image. mild wear at corners. $3.00 ac

"A Dog Cart group in Rural Quebec.-107" showing 3 carts (2 drawn by 2 dogs each) & children, color postcard from Photogelatine Engraving Company, yellowish paper on back, unused. tiny corner bend, minor wear at another corner. $5.00 q(u)dc

Advertising card for Golden Rule Store, 343 High Street, Providence Rhode Island, Goodwin & Easton proprietors. Back is plain; circa 1890. $5.00

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"AFGHANISTAN - Jalalabad" small youngster crouches at the rocky shore of a stream, oversize postcard with a light mark from the printing process on back. $1.50 ac

"A HEAVY LOAD" a little boy gets a ride in his Steel Geat wagon, post card mailed 1911 in the United States, minor corner & edge wear. $20.00

"A Jolly / Hallowe'en" art shows child grabbing black cat's tail, postcard mailed 1914, stamp removed causing some thinning on back & creases at that corner. $10.00

"Amish Children of Lancaster County, Penna." monochromatic dark blue continental post card from Landis Art Press, mailed 1959, brownish paper on back, tiny spot of toning in right front border. Image similar to the postcard shown below. $2.50 (ac)

"Amish School Children of Lancaster County, Pa." black & white. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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"'ANCHOR COFFEE' / IS THE BEST!" art shows boy and girl in elegant attire, caption from ad on back from Boos & Holbrook of Toledo Ohio, lightly toned back. $8.00 aoc+&

"Appoint a Meeting with this old Fat Fellow / MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR" postcard with embossed art showing two children steadying a large wishbone as a small turkey passes beneath it, minor corner wear, toning & a short light pen stroke in the white edges around the front design, minor stamp damage. $2.75 tc

"Arapahoe Children - Saint Stephens Mission / St. Stephens P. O., Wyoming" showing 5 children in traditional attire, black & white card circa 1958. This Catholic mission ministers to the Arapahoe & Shoshoni Indians from the Wind River Reservation. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 wci

"ARTISTIC HAINES & CO. / Pianos / HAINES & Co. / Rochester & NEW YORK USA." advertising card with art featuring child in Napoleanic hat, one corner badly creased but still appealing, back is blank & browned slightly with age. $4.00 acm

"Aus Holland / Nach getaner Arbeit" showing several smiling children on a wagon near 2 farm buildings, unused, from a wonderful series depicting everyday-life scenes in color from Verlag Ludwig Simon, Serie 204 V. Caption means 'after work is done'. $15.00 nc

"Ayer's Sarsaparilla / for Purifying the Blood / Health and Happiness / RESULT FROM THE USE OF ..." advertising card with boy playing drum & girl playing tambourine, fresh appearance, circa 1890. $15.00 acmm ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"Ayer's Sarsaparilla / Gives HEALTH and / SUNNY HOURS" with woman in long dress holding a toddler on her shoulder, fresh appearance, interesting medical claims & composition (yellow dock, mandrake, etc.) on back. Product was from Dr. J. C. Ayer & Compnay in Lowell Massachusetts. $15.00 ammc NEW / NY / NOVO

"Baydar, Lebanon / 4-12-66 / Nomadic Children" Kodak color real photo with excellent composition, no postcard back, caption from writing on back. More precisely, this is Dahr-el-Baydar. $2.00

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"BBM" hand-colored / tinted real photo post card showing a boy flying a kite at low level to amuse 4 other children & a woman, mailed in France circa 1915 but stamp removed, minor corner wear, light toning both sides. The initials are those of the photographer. $6.50 kc%

"Bethlehem, Jordan / 4-15-66 / Water is carried from / community well" by children shown in Kodak photo, writing on back for caption, no postcard back, fresh appearance. $1.50 (jc)

"Birthday Greetings" signed art showing a child with a bunch of flowers, a country scene in the background panels; unused postcard, paper browning with age especially near the edges, soft corners. No you are not seeing double; this is a printing error from the publisher Gartner & Bender in Chicago, with the black color misregistered. $4.00 ecba NEW / NY / NOVO

"C9RAA" Maputo Mozambique shortwave (10 m) QSL viewcard used 1991 by German operator Rudolf Klos, who complained of local power failures. Front shows several smiling local children, trivial corner & edge wear. $3.25 mc

"Calhoun Park, Springfield, Mass." Including several well dressed children near the water, black-and-white on on undivided back postcard mailed there 1908, part cancel on front, corner wear & rounding, light toning on back, a little extraneous writing on back. $4.50 mc+

C. BLUFF & K. CITY R.P.O. TR23 / JUN 4 1916 clearly struck as transit marking on post card mailed from 2 days earlier in Wyoming to Palmyra Missouri. Image side shows "Make me an / invalid for life" a line drawing of an injured little boy being tended to by a little girl nurse (named for each child neatly penned beside). One corner bend which does not affect the philatelic markings or the drawing. $15.00 cm-r

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"CENTRAL PARK, MAY PARTY AND FOUNTAIN, NEW YORK CITY / © IRVING UNDERHILL, N. Y." white-border era post card mailed 1922 to Mr. Ezra McCulloh in Morrison Illinois, minor corner wear, a few tiny specks of toning mostly in the front border. These parties were events for children, who often dressed up on Saturday, danced around a May-pole & did homage to the May Queen. $6.00 n(n)c

"'CHILDREN AT STUDY' / STATE EDUCATION BLDG., ALBANY, N. Y." sculpture showing a group reading books, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (squares in corners) post card with good composition and focus, small spot on back. $3.50 ncse

"Children of a Annam mandarin" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card 1961 at Hazelton Kansas. $2.50 vc NEW / NY / NOVO

"CHILDREN'S PADDLING POOL. CLEETHORPES 217953" in England, unused Valentine Carbotone postcard, minor wear at corners. $4.00 ec

"CHILDREN'S PLAY ROOM ADJOINING ROOF GARDEN. / H. C. CAPWELL CO., OAKLAND, CAL." color post card from Smith Bros, unused, minor corner & edge wear, fairly fresh. One of the best child care cards. $10.00 (c(o)csi)

"Christmas Greetings / Merry Christmas" embossed postcard with De Johnge art, numbered 565 on the back, writing on back, minor corner & edge wear. $5.50 (acc)

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"Collection des Missions Africaines 13 - Une Ecole Superieur (Dahomey)" black & white post card depicting many native school children, TCV 1905 (French stamp), light toning on back. $17.50 (dc)

"Convent of Jesus & Mary, Ipswich, The Little Ones' Dormitory" showing several beds close together in a room, postcard mailed there 1911, piece of one corner gone & additional edge wear. $3.00 (ei(o)c)

"COUTUMES, MOEURS ET COSTUMES BRETONS / 289 -- Enfants du Morbihan. ND Phot." unused color carte postale, small corner bend, minor edge wear. $4.25 f(m)cc

"CŠOD / Dnevni center Groharjeva hiša" continental multiview postcard showing the Grohar House day-care center for children in Sorica Slovenia, excellent condition. Two views; young girl paining, young girl singing with youngsters in the background playing simple instruments. $2.00 smc

"DA NE BI BILI VAŠI OTROCI NIKOLI SAMI" beneath a collage of artwork; unused continental postcard advising the viewer in Slovenian never to leave children alone, excellent condition. $1.50 sc

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"Die beiden ältesten Söhne unseres / Kronprinzenpaares. / Prinz Wilhelm Prinz Louis Ferdinand" showing 2 Prussian princes at play on a beach, unused sepia-tone real photo post card with good edges. $15.00 prc

"Die Entführung der Helena M. von Wunsch / Nr. 282" depicting children & a small boat, undivided back, undisclosed publisher, light album marks on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 a(v)c

"DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.--The Gordon Ward in H.M. Hospital, Stepney Causeway." showing several beds for boys & 2 pediatric nurses in attendance, black & white post card, mailed 1906 but stamp removed, extensive light reddish toning near the back bottom obscures nothing, light toning on front, one small bottom corner crease (not into image) . Doctor Thomas John Barnardo was a Victorian social entrepreneur best known for rescuing homeless & afflicted children from the streets. He died in the year previous to this mailing, so the postcard may be part of a fund-raising campaign launched immediately thereafter to fill the void caused by the loss of his considerable fund-raising skills & connections. The first of many homes he established for such children was at Stepney Causeway. $20.00 spe(s)gci

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"Elle m'a tape' dans l'oeil.'" signed Sorneim art depicting a smiling child in tophat, postcard mailed in Belgium 1924, corner crease nowhere near the art, minor edge wear. $3.75 ac

"En Touraine" showing French children, signed, post card mailed at Filbert West Virginia (2 cancel types), uneven edges as issued, 2 corner creases. $2.75 acf

"Gare / à l'attelage! / Bonsoir, / ô bientôt // 637" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard showing boy & girl aboard a flower-decorated wagon drawn by a toy horse, mailed 1907 in Belgium, brownish paper on back, edge wear. $12.50 tc%

"Garfield-Tea Syrup / Babies Like it, It Cures Them. / Best Laxative Syrup / For Infants, Children and Adults. / It Insures Perfect Health." circa 1892 (it was named after the assassinated president Garfield) trade card from the Garfield Tea Company (41st Street & Third Avenue, New York City). Expansive health claims on back include 'It is a very effective cold cure.' Tiny upper corner crease, 2 small spots of toning near the top front, otherwise fairly fresh for its age. Seldom offered, seldom seen. $20.00 amcn NEW / NY / NOVO

"Garland Stove & Ranges" postcard showing child with extensive lace on clothes, backstamped Finzel of Monroe Michigan, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $12.00

"GG // Cº // 2420/4" showing a kindergarten-age child orchestra comprised of trombone, paid, inexpensive violin & baton; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed August 10 1915 from Zombor Vojvodina (10-heller Hungarian stamp as appropriate then, Budapest violet transit marking) to Ohio, slight curl to the paper, slight oxidation consistent with age, minor wear to the top corners, noticeable wear to the bottom corners, back cancel hard enough struck to partially raise its impression on front. Charming! $5.00 cm-v NEW / NY / NOVO

"Gilt Edge / (IN LARGE BOTTLES) / Is the ONLY Gloss / dressing for Ladies' shoes that Contains / OIL to SOFTEN... / SOLE MANUFACTURERS / WHITTEMORE BROS. & CO., / ... / Boston, Mass." with signed Bufford art showing a young boy & girl gathering flowers, violet handstamp on back of Robert D. Smith who was in the shoe business in Philadelphia. Circa 1880 - 1895, when they had their own job printing business in Providence Rhode Island. $8.50 amcp!

"GOING TO THE SEWING SOCIETY / WITH WILLIMANTIC THREAD" showing children with umbrella riding a spool of thread, heavily toned back. $8.50

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"GM5BA" used Berwick-on-Tweed QSL card with an English lassie kissing a Scottish lad at the border nearby, short corner crease. $2.75 ec

"Greetings from Brockton, Mass." showing a brown & white puppy licking the ear of a delighted baby, unused chrome postcard from Tichnor Brothers, minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 dmc

"Greetings / from / [Jacksonville Ohio]" fantasy generic postcard for the small village has art showing 2 beautiful children atop a shell being pulled by a very large fish caught by a ribbon, color postcard mailed there AUG 20 1910 to Miss Vesta Morrow of North Berne Ohio, mild corner rounding, a light water stain at the top corners. The placename was penned by hand to complete the caption, and its ink has smeared just a bit. The embossing is quite detailed. $6.00 o(j)sffc Generic postcards explained.

"Happy days -- Native children, Panama" color from I. L. Maduro Jr., numbered 70a on back, writing on back, light toning on back, good edges. $5.00 pc. Another, mailed 1908 to Lancaster Pennsylvania, clumsy stamp removal attempt by a certifiable cretin damaged the stamp, 2 small corner creases, lightly but unevenly toned back. $2.75 pc NEW / NY / NOVO

"HENRI / Henri, vous saurez bien qui peut dans une fleur / En ce beau jour cacher un souhait de son coeur…" with name in large letters & 3 more lines of French poetry starting with the letters from the name, hand colored / tinted real photo postcard showing 2 children resting on the crossbar of the letter H, mailed but stamp removed, long internal crease, long but light mark on front & other light toning. Nicer than it sounds. $3.75 (lcp)

"Here's the best Soda! / Established 1852 / De Land & Co's / 'Gap Sheaf Brand Soda / Fairport, N. Y." with a boy holding a package of baking soda, blank back, small corner crease, tiny tear in top margin, circa 1890. $5.00

"HOWER / BUTLER PA." Embossed imprint for caption, unused sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles up) postcard shows child with appealing smile standing on a sturdy wooden chair, faint corner crease, toning along back edges. $3.00 p(b)pc

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"I'LL ALWAYS BE PULLIN' FOR YA, HONEY, WHEREVER I GO! / 124" with little boy pulling a girl in a red wagon, unused linen post card with a touch of toning along one edge. $2.00

"Indianermissionsausstellung der Kapuziner, Altötting / Barspiel in Valdivia / P. Michael Schuster von Mauth mit spielenden Indinerknaben" color postcard from A. Adolph in Passau. The Franciscan Order held this Indian mission fair in Valdivia Chile; one of the fathers is shown with native children who are playing stickball, fresh appearance & unusual subject matter. Marvelous! Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cc(f)c

"In this / mirror by / candle-light, / I'll see / my fate this / Hallowe'en / night." Art shows boy holding large pumpkin & girl with mirror & candle, mailed circa 1915 (Balboa commemorative stamp). Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"IOLANDA di SAVOIA MAFALDA di SAVOIA / FOTOGRAFIA TOPPO, NAPOLI. 3856 ALTEROCCA-TERMI." showing 2 young royal children, black & white on postcard with undivided back, toned back, soft corners. $7.00 rci

"J. & P. COATS 200 YARDS / BEST SIX CORD / WE BEAT THEM ALL" with boy riding locomotive towards viewer, interesting table of needle & thread numbers on back, copyright 1881. $7.50

"J. A. Larkins Co's. / 'BORAXINE" / IS CHEAPER THAN SOAP" with boy & girl in pretend wedding attire, copyright 1882 advertising card, blank back, light toning on back. $15.00 !c

"J. A. Sarkins Co's. / 'BORAXINE" / MAKES HOUSEKEEPERS HAPPY" with boy spinning a top on his hand, copyright 1882, blank back, light toning on back, circa 1890. $15.00

"KAISER & CO., BERN. 7742. Déposé." showing 2 Swiss children in costume with an alpenhorn, black & white Postkarte, mild corner wear & rounding, lightly toned. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mscc

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"KHB 7569 / Barefoot Boy / Swiss Miss" Auburn Washington QSL card with Runnin' Bare style commissioned art depicting children, fresh appearance. $2.00 wc

"Lead, but never / Follow" with boy riding running rabbit, ad for Henry J. Mann of Monroe Michigan on the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $10.00

“LE BAIN DE BEBE / BABY’S BATH” showing a baby in a small tub being attended by a monkey, unused black & white continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 c

"Lola / 45" showing a group of young children playing with a toy push-auto, hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard made in France for the New Athens Book Store in Boston, writing on back, front quite fresh, good edges. $12.50 tc

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"Loving Easter / Wishes" showing a little girl with a basket of chicks & a rooster, unsigned embossed art on color postcard, Series 76 D, mailed APR 7 1917 in Orrville Ohio (clear hand cancel), good edges, fairly fresh. $4.50 ec

"Lyme Regis, England" showing young children playing on the sandy beach, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed in Uxbridge Massachusetts, 2 small corner creases. $1.50 ec

"Madeira, Costumes" showing a boy & girl in traditional attire, color in vertical format, mailed there 1932 to Master Freddie Davenport in Cheshire England (Portuguese 75-c stamp well centered), corners clipped off, minor edge wear. $3.25 mcc

"Marcel Delboy, phototypie, Bordeaux / 61 -- ARCACHON (Gironde) - Les Enfants font des trous dans la sable M. D." showing several French children digging trenches in the sand near a pier, carte postale mailed 1911 to Ohio. $5.00 f(a)c

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"Marken Broertje passen." showing a Dutch girl pushing a home-made baby stroller, unused briefkaart, Serie 601 No. 1, back with light edge toning, trivial corner wear. $4.50 nc

"MC INTYRE CHILDRENS HOME, ZANESVILLE, O." color postcard wtih undivided back from A. C. Bosselman & Company, mailed there 1908, minor edge wear, toning at 2 corners. $4.50 ocb+

"MIDVINTERS" third series (1907), signed E. B. art showing 3 children in a rowboat, mailed 1908 from Stockholm Sweden, small corner crease, browning paper, partial cancel on front, writing on front includes names for the children. This postcard is full-size, suggesting that the uneven cut on the left edge was the printer's fault. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 asc

"NEEDLES AND PINS, NEEDLES AND PINS, WHEN A MAN MARRIES HIS TROUBLE BEGINS…" wonderful bi-fold showing flowers on one panel & children in a kitchen scene on the other, illustrated ad for Michigan Stoves & Ranges, edge wear & a little separation at the crease, circa 1890. $15.00

"Nepal, Himalayas" shows 2 children, the girl bearing a basket of wood; well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post cards mailed 1966 at Brooklyn New York. $1.75 nc

"NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO AN OLD / FRIEND / I'll endeavour to make my sentiment clear / By wishing a friend 'A prosperous year.'" hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard depicts 2 children with a stringed instrument & its bow, published by E. A. Schwerdtleger & Co., writing on back dates to 1916, tiny internal crease. $7.50 nc

"No. 768 / Masouleh Village, Gilan" showing children at a window in Iran, unused continental post card, photo by M. Shahrabi, near mint. This village name is sometimes spelled Masuleh. $1.25 icp

"N. Y. K. LINE" intricately embossed color art on postcard showing the children's room aboard one of their ocean liners, mailed JAN 3 1937 with Japanese 5-sen stamp (tied by Shanghai PAQUEBOT cancel) to Lebanon Pennsylvania. The view side is hard to find ... and so is the cancel! $50.00 s(o)c-cpj NEW / NY / NOVO

"ONE BRANCH OF WORK OF THE CHILDREN'S MISSION HOME ' THE GUARDIAN ANGEL" beautiful art in vertical format showing an angel protecting 2 children, monochromatic dark gray-green postcard mailed 1915 from Dillsboro IN by 'Papa Simon' (who preached at Olean & Friendship Indiana) to Elizabeth (Mrs. J. B.) Adkins in Lima Ohio. Two corner creases not into the image, a little corner rounding. $4.00 acg(a)

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"On the Sands, Carnoustie" with several people, including some children mounted on donkeys, mailed 1922 to England. Nice. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 sc

"OPEN CALL / FOR SUBMISSIONS / Bloomberg Emerging Artists / Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation Programme ..." unused continental post card, tiny corner bend, otherwise excellent condition. (2 available) $1.00 each. hc

"PASSIONSSPIEL OBERAMMERGAU 1910 / Offizielle Postkarte No. 10: Kindergruppe" unused real photo postcard showing Bavarian children in a passion play. $10.00

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ABOVE LEFT: "Perfumed / with / 'FOREST FLOWERS'" circa 1890 advertising card for a cologne from W. J. Austen in Oswego New York, offered by J. F. Colburn in Newport Michigan, toning both sides, worn corners. $5.00 (anpcg) Another on paper with more browning, offered by W. H. Thayer a dealer in drugs, medicines & chemicals in Carson City Michigan. $5.00 acp

ABOVE RIGHT: "Prosit Neujahr / Serie 213" embossed & gilt art depicts 7 children with a large snowball, writing on front, mailed Celle Germany to Paris France in 1904 (clear cancels), 2 small corner creases, light toning on back. $4.75 nc%

“PUSHING BABY BACK HOME / PHOTOGRAPH BY BETSY CAMERON” showing a little girl pushing a stroller, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.25 pc

"RADIO STATION KWTO--BURGE / HOSPITAL (POLIO WARD DRIVE) / 1950" postcard picturing Gwinn Hinkel (age 9, in iron lung) & Randy Rogers (age 20 months) & George Earle (KWTO 'Man on the Street' & Judy Wallender (age 2, on crutches) in black-and-white, metered there December 20 1950 & sent to thank a donor, mild corner & edge wear. KWTO is in Springfield Missouri. $10.00 m(s)rcm*

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"River Cliffs and Spring on Dug Road, Zanesville, Ohio" showing a boy & girl gathering water from the pipe there, unused color lithochrome postcard published by Claude Y Ross (his no. C13223), made in Germany circa 1908, light toning both sides, minor corner wear & rounding. This old spring gave rise to Zanesville's early name of Springfield Township; at that time the road was called Lovers' Lane. In our experience, most views of this location are scenic, rather than showing the spring in actual use. Providing an additional distinction from most children postcards, these youngsters are performing a chore suitable for their age, rather than just standing around looking cute. $8.50 o(z)c

"RTB / 5492" showing a child playing with a toy he constructed, unused hand-colored / tinted real photo post card from the Meccano erector set series, made in Belgium, trivial wear to the corners. $15.00 tc

RUSSIAN CHILDREN'S ART BOOKLET (1966)

Booklet of 20 different children's art--probably national contest winners. Includes explanatory insert & booklet cover all in Russian. Quantity printed only 36,500. Wide range of ages but the quality is there throughout. Cover a bit worn, but the postcards are not. $30.00 cra

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Russian Red Cross art card, signed V. Bobrov in Cyrillic, unused. One of the finest art postcards we have ever seen; the thumbnail cannot possibly do it justice. $50.00 (arc)

R. W. BELL MFG. CO. / TO INTRODUCE / 'FRENCH VILLA SOAP" with young boy chasing a girl down a path leading from church, ad from the maker in Buffalo New York, brownish paper, circa 1890. $12.50

"Safety Village, U. S. A., Tampa, Florida" teaching children ages 6 to 12 the principles of traffic safety, chrome postcard mailed there 1977, small upper corner bend, unusual subject matter. Sadly, this facility has been demolished. $2.00 cf(t)

"SCENE IN SUNSET PARK, / SALINA, KANSAS" including some small children near the lily pads, unused linen postcard, yellowish paper, faint corner crease, trivial corner & edge wear. Would make a nice painting. $2.00 kc

"SCOURENE" with delicately colored seated baby and small roses, ad from The Simonds Soap Co. of New York on back, circa 1890. $8.50

"SEE PREMIUM OFFER ON OTHER SIDE, COPYRIGHT 1894 BY WOOLSON SPICE CO…" with girl in drapery & baby nearby, postcard-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, fresh appearance. small ink spot on back can be seen through, circa 1890. $12.50

"SEE PREMIUM OFFER ON OTHER SIDE, COPYRIGHT 1894 BY WOOLSON SPICE CO…" with girl in green dress rolling a hoop with her stick while boy watches, fresh appearance. postcard-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $20.00

"SEE PREMIUM OFFER ON OTHER SIDE, COPYRIGHT 1894 BY WOOLSON SPICE CO…" with young girl playing jacks with baby watching, fresh appearance. post card-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, a little toning near the lower right corner, circa 1890. $15.00

"SEE PREMIUM OFFER ON OTHER SIDE, COPYRIGHT 1894 BY WOOLSON SPICE CO…" with kneeling boy spinning a top on his hand while a girl watches, fresh appearance. postcard-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $20.00

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"SEE US FOR YOUR NEXT SUIT / THEO. BIEKER & SON / 4 MAIN STREET HAMILTON, OHIO" with black & white drawing of girl sewing up embarrassing tears in a boy's pants, undivided back mailed 1907, slight yellowing of the paper with age, corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ocs

"Slum Babies / Orange Box Nursery" showing numerous Salvation Army women standing next to several orange boxes serving as cradles for underprivileged babies; black & white postcard solicitation for the Salvation Army Home Service Fund, heavy pencil writing on back raises the front surface a bit, small corner crease, corner wear, toned back. Circa 1919, masterfully educating the public about the other work of the Salvation Army (just after their program of sending personnel directly to the American Expeditionary Force at the front lines in France provided the initial publicity so needed to raise millions instead of tens of thousands of dollars). An unforgettable & important image. $16.00 sc

"Spersallerg®" with art showing a boy & girl cavorting in a field with flowers & butterflies & a dog, advertising anti-allergy eye drops from Novartis Ophthalmics & Medis; unused continental post card in Slovenian, upper corner creases. $1.50 smc

"Squeeki De Clown / Not Just Another Pretty Face!" unused chrome advertising post card for a Columbus Ohio children's entertainer & magician, near mint. $5.00 mcoa

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"Standard / Sewing / Machine / Co. / CLEVELAND, O." monochromatic green showing a girl being kissed by a baby she holds, circa 1890 ad card / trade card, ad of T. F. Sullivan of Lewiston Maine handstamped on back, light toning on back. $12.00

"STAND STILL!" M.D.S. signed art on a postcard mailed 1910 from Dayton Ohio; a lot of scrapes, surface wear & thinning on both sides. From a series -- cay you believe it? -- that showed a preoccupation with the underwear of black children. Surprising that an 'artist' would sign such stuff! As is. $1.00 bc NEW / NY / NOVO

"STROLLER™ / STRIDES / fitness for mom / fun for baby!" unused continental postcard about 2005 fitness classes in Cincinnati Ohio, near mint. $1.25 cwo

"Sweets to the Sweet" signed HDS art depicting a black girl giving a black boy a taste of her cookie, Tuck Oilette Postcard 9049 (from a series that used a racial epithet in its name) mailed 1906, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink show in the sky, a little raindrop smearing of ink on the back, minor corner rounding. $13.00 btca(s)

"TA-MO-TA-POVI (MORNING GLORY) / COO-CAG-ZA (CORN FLOWER) / TEWA INDIAN FAMILY TWINS / GARD OF GODS, COLO." showing a smiling little boy & girl, unused Kodak real photo postcard, tiny corner crease, internal crease, tiny spot of toning at one back edge. $7.00 ic

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"THE ALLIGATOR EXPRESS, FLORIDA" showing a small unprotected child riding an alligator cart, color postcard from the Florida Artistic Series, a little writing on the lightly toned back, small corner crease not into the image, mild corner & edge wear. Unbelievable that someone would put their child in such danger! $8.50 uac

"THE CHILDREN'S BOATING POOL, WITHERNSEA. H9303" Valentine's sepia-tone real photo post card, unused, fairly fresh. In Yorkshire England. $8.00 (ec)*

'THE ELLANDBEE' Dutch Art Series No. 111, postcard with gorgeous uncaptioned art depicting children, mailed 1905 from Great Britain to Rhode Island. long corner crease that is hard to see. $5.00 (dc)

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"The Michigan / Stove Company / GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES / …" bi-fold in monochromatic green showing two youngsters one dozing at a table, 2-color illustrated range ad on the back. Fairly fresh, circa 1890. $20.00

"THE WINNEBAGO INDIAN MISSION AND COMMUNITY CENTER" showing its exterior, black & white postcard, numeral written on the back may not erase well, minor wear at a bottom corner. The facility is also a children's shelter and is maintained by the Reformed Church in America. $5.00 nci

"THIS CARD / IS PERFUMED WITH / HOYT'S GERMAN / COLGNE / FRAGRANT & LASTING / Trial Size 25 Cts…" with youngsters painting a fence in shade of an umbrella, copyrighted 1887, light toning on front, light toning on back, circa 1890. $6.50

"To My Sweetheart // If you / want this heart / of / mine, / you must catch / your Valentine." embossed child skips in grass surrounded by a border of red & white hearts, a short dedication in pencil on the back of the postcard, just trivial wear at one corner, otherwise quite fresh because it was hand-delivered to (& then cherished by) a grandmother. $14.00 vc NEW / NY / NOVO

"Travel in the Springtime, Travel in the Fall - / ... // Write for our beautiful Catalog. We send it free. It de- / scribes our perfectly appointed Pony Carts, Traps, Governess / Cars for Children ... / The Walborn & Riker Co., Dept. 3 Saint Paris, Ohio" circa 1906 - 1907 hand-colored advertising post card published by Adolph Selige, unused, fain internal crease, light toning both sides, trivial corner rounding. $12.00 o(s)auc NEW / NY / NOVO

"Ufficio Revisione Stampa N. 2344 - Milano / PRODUZIONE ITALIANA" caption from back, signed art by Pietro Villani depicting a baby, writing on back, minor corner & edge wear, toned back. $7.50 ac

Uncaptioned & unsigned art showing a boy & girl seated around a table with the dolls they are playing with, unused, printed in Holland. $2.50

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Uncaptioned, signed M. B. Cooper art, printed in France, unused postcard, brownish paper. $5.00 (a(c)c)

Uncaptioned hand-colored / tinted real photo post card of 2 young children trying a pipe, decorated with paste beads, ad for Clarinda Lawn Mowers' Easy Adjusting Line on the back, printed in Germany, fresh & unused. $10.00

"Un Centavo, Señor" showing a barefoot Mexican girl beggar carrying her little brother on her back. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 mscp

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). There are some interesting covers on UNICEF themes in our United Nations postal history offers.

"Use Acme (CUT FULL POUNDS) BEST BAR SOAP MADE" with four girls & a baby & a parasol, blank back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $6.50

"USE LAUTZ BROS. & CO.'s Acme Soap. (CUT FULL POUND) BEST BAR SOAP MADE" with boy & girl roller skating with arms entwined, circa 1890. $9.00

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"USE LAUTZ BROS. & CO's / Acme SOAP (CUT FULL POUNDS) / BEST BAR SOAP MADE" with boy whittling a stick, light toning on back, circa 1890. $8.50

"Use / LAUTZ BROS. & CO'S / 'PURE and HEALTHY SOAPS. / BEST IN THE / MARKET" with young boy kissing girl, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $10.00

Uncaptioned & unsigned art showing a boy & girl seated around a table with the dolls they are playing with, unused post card, printed in Holland. $2.75 (dc)

Uncaptioned, art showing a boy & girl seated in chairs outdoors, ad on back for Anchor Coffee from George W. Boos, toning along one back edge, also 2 small dark spots on back, circa 1890. $7.00

Uncaptioned, art showing baby by a large basket of flowers, ad on back for Lion Coffee from Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo Ohio, spot of toning on back, minor edge wear, circa 1890. $6.50

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Uncaptioned, art showing boy and girl playing with a plate of cherries while seated, embossed floral border, circa 1894, postcard-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $20.00

Uncaptioned, art showing boy in sailor suit with small net by the sea, ad on back from Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo Ohio, circa 1890. $10.00

Uncaptioned, art showing boy moving girl in wheelbarrow in fancy embossed border of moon and flowers, circa 1894, postcard-sized but offer entitled Meditation fills the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $20.00

Uncaptioned, art showing girl & child in baby carriage in fancy embossed border of flowers, circa 1894, postcard-sized but ad for Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo Ohio fills the back, fresh appearance. circa 1890. $20.00

Uncaptioned, art shows boy & girl with large egg on cart, Anchor Coffee ad from Boos & Holbrook of Toledo Ohio on back, brownish paper, circa 1890. $5.00

Uncaptioned, art shows seated boy with butterfly net and bottle, embossed, postcard-sized but ad for Lion Coffee from Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo covers back, small corner crease, circa 1890. $12.50

Uncaptioned, art shows a kneeling young boy in sailor suit helping girl don her ice skates, Anchor Coffee ad from Boos & Holbrook of Toledo Ohio on back, fresh color, three small toning spots on back, circa 1890. $12.00 (aocs(i))

Uncaptioned Azo real photo (triangles up) post card showing 2 girls, a boy, a baby & 2 dolls; unused, toning at front edges, album marks on back, small spot of toning on back. Possibly one-of-a-kind. $5.00 (dc)

Uncaptioned circa 1890 trade card, art shows child with rattle in a weighing scale, embossed, postcard-sized but ad for Lion Coffee from Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo Ohio covers back, very light toning on back. Circa 1890. $12.50 aocb

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Uncaptioned trade card, art shows seated child in sailor's hat holding a small basket of flowers, embossed, postcard-sized but ad for Lion Coffee from Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo covers back, trivial corner wear. $12.50 aco

"Volendam" showing a circle of many children & a windmill in the distance; sepia-tone post card, Edition J. H. Schaefer No. 217, unused, just a little wear on the bottom edge. Shown left. $3.50 wnc. Another example, minor wear to 2 corners, very light toning near one back corner. Shown right. $3.25 wnc. NEW / NY / NOVO

"Watching / For / Santa" signed, showing a youngster crouched before a fireplace, unused color post card, faint corner crease, lightly toned back. $4.00 acc

"We can shoe the children / with long wearing, perfect / fitting and stylish Shoes.../ A. W. FRIEND / Pleasantville O." advertising message on the back of a Statue of Liberty postcard, mailed at Pleasantville in 1908 (bold cancel). Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 oagfc

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"WE HAVE AN / A. B. CHASE / PIANO // COPYRIGHT 1890. THE GAST. LITH. & ENG. CO. N.Y." with image of a smiling baby in color, trade card for the Norwalk Ohio firm, tiny corner crease not into image, other corner wear is minor. Original size is that of a regular postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 amco

"Wishing you / a happy / New Year" embossed art depicts 2 children holding a horseshoe & some violets, from United Art Publishing, 2 small corner creases, postcard mailed 1907 from Chambersburg Pennsylvania (clear flag cancel), pencil writing on front may not erase completely. $3.00 mc

Wanted to buy--French post cards postcards showing children at breakfast. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros. cc*c

Wanted to buy--Furman S. Baldwin's tinted photograph of "The Kiss", dated 1947. Pleas offer us an example in good enough condition to be framed, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

"Wishing You / the best of / Christmas Joys / 501" art depicting 2 children, a sled with presents & a wreath; unused post card made in the USA, publisher or artist not disclosed. A charmer. $8.00 cc NEW / NY / NOVO

"Wouldn't you think it would be nice / To glide with me across the ice, / ..." Valentine poem with signed art showing child couple skating towards a dangerous spot on the ice labeled 'LOVE', Tuck Buster Brown postcard mailed 1908 in Kansas, toning near 3 front corners & the top edge, minor corner wear. $8.50 (a(o)vcps)

"Your one vote makes a difference" 2 children, one in an Uncle Sam outfit holding a large rolled-up ballot, unused continental postcard from J. Kenneth Blackwell (Ohio Secretary of State), near mint. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 up(o)c

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